Level Three History

Level

NCEA Level 3 with Achievement Standards

Scholarship Optional

Entry Requirement

16 credits from L2 History

ASs 90376, 90377, 90377, 90380 from L2 English

Cost

Nil

Course Outline

A range of History topics are studied as the following basic skills are learned and put into practice:

Basic Skills:

  • Information Gathering
  • Information Processing
  • Presentation of Information
  • Critical Thinking
  • Analysis of Information

Topics:

  • My Lai Massacre
  • Invasion of Parihaka
  • Students are able to choose their own history topics to study for standards 91434 and 91435. Examples of topics chosen include - The Stolen Generation, specific battles within WW1 and WW2, Samoan Independence, Korean War, Hiroshima and Nagasaki and many more that students are interested in.

Assessment

Internals

AS 91434 - Plan and carry out an independent historical  research of a historical event or place, of significance to New Zealanders    5 credits

AS 91437 - Analyse different perspectives on a contested event of significance to New Zealanders    5 credits

AS 91435 - Analyse a historical event, or place, to show understanding of its significance to New Zealanders    5 credits

Externals

AS 91436 - Analyse evidence relating to a historical event of significance to New Zealanders    4 credits

AS 91438 - Analyse the causes and consequences of a significant historical event    6 credits

 

Where Does It Lead

University Study

Careers in any field which requires report writing, unbiased opinion, analytical and logical thought

Careers include: law, journalism, teaching, tourism, public relations

Further Information

Ms Tsukigawa